Dave Burgess, 'The Champs' guitarist who wrote 'Tequila,' dead at 90

Dave Burgess, the man who wrote the hit song “Tequila,” is dead at 90, according to TMZ .

Burgess, who was a musician, songwriter and producer, was a member of The Champs and died Oct. 19 in Tennessee. The cause of death is unclear.

“Tequila” topped the charts in March 1958.

According to the report, he wrote more than 700 copyrighted songs and earned a Grammy at the first ever Grammy Awards in 1958, when “Tequila” won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance.

Burgess played rhythm guitar for The Champs, which formed in the mid 1950s.

The song “Tequila” hit the mainstream nearly 30 years after it was released was featured in the movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.”